Constitutional and statutory laws give this one elective county officer
five titles: Clerk of the District Court, Auditor, Recorder, Clerk of
the Board of County Commissioners, and Chief Elections Officer of the
County. The County Clerk also oversees County Assistance. There are
four deputy clerks who work under the Clerk as well as in the Board of
County Commissioners office.

Officially, the Clerk of the District Court serves as ex
officio Auditor and Recorder and ex officio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners.

The Auditor acts as the County Budget and Accounting Officer.
Responsibilities include compiling the budget requests and submitting
the budget to the Board of County Commissioners; recording
appropriations made to county agencies, the outstanding liabilities
against these appropriations and the expenditures made against the
appropriations; keeping accounting records on the revenues,
expenditures and balances in each county fund. The Auditor also
prepares and remits checks to employees, vendors, and other persons
entitled to payment. All moneys received by various county offices are
recorded in financial records.

The Recorder is responsible to keep records of all documents
recorded in Adams County. Additionally, the Recorder’s office provides
marriage licenses, processes passports and records land documents,
including plat maps, surveys, easements, assertions of right-of-way,
and some types of liens.

A recordable document, pursuant to the Idaho Code, must have
original signature of grantor and be notarized. If it conveys real
property, it must also include the grantee’s current mailing address.

Not all recorded documents are certifiable. A certified copy
from the Recorder’s Office is as good as an original document (except
birth and death certificates which must be obtained from the Idaho
Vital Statistics office). To request vital statistics certificates, see
Idaho Vital Statistics or PO Box 83720, Boise ID 83720 or call (208)
334-5980. There is an information line available at (208) 334-5988.

According to Idaho Code, all instruments delivered to the
County Recorder for record shall be recorded rather than filed with the
exception of plats, surveys, cornerstone markers and instruments under
the Uniform Commercial Code.

A page shall not exceed fourteen inches in length or eight
and one-half inches in width (8-1/2” x 14”). The recording fee to be
charged for maps, sketches, drawings or other instruments except plats
larger than the size permitted above for a page shall be two cents per
square inch.

If you will be married in Idaho, you must obtain a
marriage license. Licenses are issued in the Recorder’s office. If you
will be married in another state, you will need to get a marriage
license from that state.

Requirements for people over 18 years of age:
1. Application forms for a marriage license must be filled out.
2. Both people need to appear at the courthouse in person.
3. Both need forms of photo identification.
4. Both need to read and sign a pamphlet on AIDS in the Recorder’s
office.
5. Pay the fee of $28.

For people under 18 years of age (but over 16), a
parent for each person under 18 must also appear, in addition to those
requirements above.

In addition to the above requirements, and the
requirement of one parent for each 16-year-old, a person under 16 years
of age must have an appointment with the Magistrate Judge to obtain a
court order permitting the 16-year-old to be married.

No waiting period or blood tests are required.

Two copies of the marriage license are issued. One
copy is for the couple and one copy is to be sent in for recording by
the person performing the ceremony.

To obtain a passport, you must come into the Recorder’s
office in person. You will need:
1. Completed, but unsigned, passport application (DS-11). It must be
signed in the presence of an authorized clerk in the Recorder’s office.
The passport application must be filled out by the applicant unless it
is for a child.

2. Two 2”x2” identical passport photos. These must have been
taken in the last six months and have a light background. Photos can
either be black and white or in color.

3. Certified copy of your birth certificate, including a
raised State Seal. Hospital certificates and birth abstracts are not
acceptable.**
If you are a naturalized citizen you must bring your original
naturalization papers. All original documents that are sent with your
application are returned to you with your passport.

4. Current driver’s license or some other form of photo ID.

FEES for routine passport applications may be paid using a
money order, cashier’s check or personal check. Cash is acceptable.
Fees are non-refundable.

PASSPORT BOOK
For ages 16 and older: $110 Payable to Passport Services, plus
$25 Payable to Adams County

For ages under 16: $80 Payable to Passport Services, plus
$25 Payable to Adams County

For ages under 16: $15 Payable to Passport Services, plus
$25 Payable to Adams County

Fees effective 7/13/2010

**To obtain a certified copy of your birth certificate,
contact the vital statistics office of the state in which you were
born. To contact Idaho’s Vital Statistics office to request a birth
certificate, go to the Vital Statistics. There is a recorded
Information Line at (208) 334-5988. You can also contact
www.vitalchek.com or call 1-800-255-2414.

Passport Renewal (Form DS-82)
If you can answer "yes" to all the following statements, you can use
the DS-82.
1. I can submit my most recent U.S. passport book and/or U.S. passport
card with this application.
2. I was at least 16 years old when my most recent U.S. passport book
and/or U.S. Passport card was issued.
3. I was issued my most recent U.S. passport book
and/or U.S. Passport card less than 15 years ago.4. I use the same name as on my most recent U.S. passport book
and/or U.S. Passport card
-OR-
I have had my name changed by marriage or court
order and can submit proper documentation to reflect my name change.

If you answered NO to any of the four statements above, you
cannot use the DS-82. You must apply on application form DS-11 by
making a personal appearance before an acceptance agent authorized to
accept passport applications. Visit travel.state.gov
to find your nearest acceptance facility.

The non-refundable total fee for this renewal is $110.

Expedited Service
For any expedited service (e.g., first-time application, renewal,
additional pages, name change) there is an additional service fee of
$60.

We strongly suggest
that you use overnight delivery service to return your newly issued
Passport Book to you. Overnight delivery service is not available for
passport cards, which are delivered via First Class Mail only. To
request Overnight Delivery, See passport Fees for
current pricing.

Voter
registration in the State of Idaho is done at the county level. The
County Clerk is the chief registration official for Adams County.

If requested, the Clerk will furnish a list of registered
voters in the county, arranged by precinct. The requestor may be
assessed a charge to compensate the county for the cost of reproducing
such a list. It is prohibited by law to use this list for commercial
purposes.

Registration is subject to dates on the Local Elections
Calendar. Idaho does not register voters by party affiliation. You are
not eligible to vote if you have been convicted of a felony and your
rights have not been restored.

To register and vote, you must be:
1. a US citizen
2. a resident of Adams County and Idaho for 30 days
3. at least 18 years of age

You need to re-register if you have:
1. changed your name
2. moved to a different address
3. not voted within the last 4 years

Same Day Registration is available in Idaho which gives you
the opportunity to register on Election Day.

To register on Election Day, you must:
1. appear in person
2. present photo identification (such as an Idaho driver’s license or
identification card) and
3. proof of 30-day residency (any document which contains a valid
address in the precinct in which you reside)

If you have questions about registration, please call the
Clerk’s Office at 253-4561.

Because Idaho law provides for absentee voting, registered
voters who wish to vote early or will be unable to vote at their
precinct in the coming election may vote by mail or at the Clerk’s
Office.

You may vote in person from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday
through Friday, at the Clerk’s Office in the Adams County Courthouse,
201 Industrial Avenue in Council, up to and including November 2.

Those who wish to cast an absentee vote by mail must first
submit an Application for Absent Elector’s Ballot form or request by
letter including your name, home address, and the mailing address where
you want the ballot sent.

All parties requesting a ballot form must sign a letter of
request. The completed application can be delivered to the Adams County
Clerk’s Office in person or by mail to PO Box 48, Council ID 83612. It
may also be faxed to (208) 253-4880.

Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk’s Office by
8:00 pm on Election Day.

The Absentee Registration and/or Application for Absentee
Ballot must be applied for by the Applicant to the Adams County Clerk.

Mail-In Voter Registration cards can be requested from the
Clerk’s Office.

To request an absentee ballot, you must be registered to vote
in Idaho.
1. An application can be requested from the Clerk’s Office or
2. The voter may submit a written request which includes the name of
the registered voter, residence address in Idaho, and the mailing
address to which such ballot is to be mailed. The request must also
include the signature of the applicant.